I've been trying to collect as many versions of the Motels film that I can find for reasonable prices, but the only copies of the PAL 25fps overly-pink VHS version of 200 Motels are quite over-priced for a US-resident like I.

Before you mention it, there <i>are</i> a few torrents out there with VHS-rips, but the people who made them only include an overly-compressed AVI version not suitable to be used for anything.

Now I may get banned for asking this but, have anyone of you got a rip of this PAL version that you might like share/trade/whatnot? I'm weary about trading, but if it's the only way I guess I'll have to go that route.

I have the first Editon from mid 80s the daddy version by all accounts,I was thinking about recording my TV with hi-def cam though I ain't sure what would be closest setting too keep it in 4:3 also i don't have a soundcard on PC i could use Sony Vegas to store and sink.if you can find a solution i'll do it a give you a copy

The sound can be out-of-sync, that doesn't really matter to me. I plan to clean up the transfer a little anyway.Just as long as you can get it at a constant 25fps frame rate and hopefully at the 720x576 picture size, I can use it. Thanks in advance,

I don't actually. I haven't had a TV connection for about four years now, and back 2009 I had no idea what 200 Motels was. If only I did, then I might've been able to go to that one-off theatrical showing of it in Oregon in the same year. Then I would know for sure what the film is supposed to sound and look like.

But, to get back to your question, no I wasn't able to see the MGM-HD showing, and I'm surprised no one seems to have recorded it and shared it online. Quite a shame and a lost opportunity really.

RIght on man, let's hope it does show again. A nice 1080p HDTV rip will rival the (now nonexistent) Netflix stream anyday, (as they are both said to be taken from the same fresh/recent 16:9 cropped transfer)

On a random note, I find it remarkably silly that when doing a search for this MGM HD broadcast, throngs of people who didn't see it on other forums complain that there's no point in an HD version as the film was shot on videotape, and therefore has always been and should only be seen at a standard videotape ratio (1.33:1/576p). Those people obviously didn't hear the "transferred to 35mm film using the three primary colours and then matted to 1.66:1" part when reading up on how the film got to the theaters, XD

The only reason I still have a VCR is for my Zappa vid's......Oh and the Pink Floyd stuff, not forgetting the Alice Cooper tapes, and speaking of hardcore theres this box labeled XXX.......just forget I said anything.

I've got a PAL one stashed, just can't remember if it's VHS or Beta (the Beta would be better quality anyway)I figure the Australian PAL should be the same as the UK PAL . My copy has maybe been played 5 timesAnyway, I'll post again when I find it

I've got a PAL one stashed, just can't remember if it's VHS or Beta (the Beta would be better quality anyway)I figure the Australian PAL should be the same as the UK PAL . My copy has maybe been played 5 timesAnyway, I'll post again when I find it

Awesome, even if it is only slightly better quality, every transfer helps, Let me know if you're able to rip it, I'm very interested.

200 Motels has been on Comcast TV on the On Demand feature,in the free movies section.Don't know which copy their showing but it's very clear in sound and visual quality......(goes to see if it's still on) Nope,it's off of there now,but they have been showing it off and on for the last five years I've had Comcast.So I doubt the ZFT retains the rights to a Universal Film.They do have the rights to the music.

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